Sinker Cypress

[larryc]

I was given some Sinker Cypresss

Sinker Cypress « Bruner Lumber

and I am turning a couple of pens from it.
It is very porous and I am wondering if anyone has tried stabilizing this wood.
As an aside, it smells like tobacco.

 

[magpens]

Beautiful grain in that wood .... wish somebody would cut some to sell for pen blanks.

 

[Edgar]

Beautiful grain in that wood .... wish somebody would cut some to sell for pen blanks.

Woodcraft sells individual 48 inch length boards - enough to make at least 30-40 pen blanks.

https://www.woodcraft.com/products/colonial-cypress-3-4-x-4-x-48

They ran a special on 24" length boards a couple of months ago. I bought a couple & they are really nice. I haven't had a chance to cut & turn yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

To answer the original question - I don't plan to stabilize because I want to keep the original look & feel, but I will coat the drilled hole with CA to strengthen the internal fibers.

 

[ExcaliburCraftworks]

Beautiful grain in that wood .... wish somebody would cut some to sell for pen blanks.

We carry some historical Sinker Cypress at Classic Nib
https://www.classicnib.com/pen-blanks/wood-blank/vintage-swamp-cypress-200-yrs-old